Fun Volleyball Games

Here are a few questions to ask yourself when developing activities for your volleyball team.

Are all players involved in the drill?

Are the drills fun?

Are the drills organized?

Is the coach's feedback appropriate?

Do the drills require the players to be creative and make good decisions?

Are there direct implications for how volleyball is actually played?

Help players understand the game

Asking the right question is a very important part of coachingvolleyball.

Here is an example of the types of questions to ask your players.

Let's assume your players are playing a game in which the objective is to make good forearm passes, but they are having trouble doing so. Interrupt the action and ask the following questions:

What are you trying to accomplish in this game?

What do you have to do to get the ball to the setter?

Who should call and pass a ball that is falling in the right-back area of the court?

Who should call and pass the ball if it is hit between the right-back and left-back players?

How do you make volleyball practices fun and practical?

Asking your players questions isn't a waste of time. Your players will come to the realization on their own that accurate passing skills and tactical awareness are essential to their success in being able to run an offense.

Rather than tell them about the skills, and what are critical skills, lead them to discovery.

Using Individual Skills in a Modified Game

The modified game approach to learning volleyball involves "guided discovery".

Rather than telling players how to play the game, guided discovery involves the coach asking players questions and guiding them to discover how the game is played.

Coaches must resist the temptation to tell players how to play.

4 step process for the games approach...

Play a modified game.

Help the players discover what they need to do to play the game successfully.

Teach the skills of the game.

Practice the skills in another game.

The games approach is different than the traditional way volleyball is taught in that players learn the tactical skills of volleyball while developing skills.

The problem with developing individual playing skills first is that players will later try to play in a game situation and not be able to execute the skills.

Basically, if players haven't used their skills in a game situation, the skills won't likely transfer.

First, learn how the game is played. Players become more motivated to learn individual skills when they realize the game is hard to play without skill training.